They rent a house for $8 per month. According to MeasuringWorth.com, in 2014 the relative worth of $8 from 1940 was:
---$135, using the Consumer Price Index
---$107, using the GDP deflator
---$272, using the unskilled wage
---$351. using the Production Worker Compensation
---$560, using the nominal GDP per capita
-$1,350, using the relative share of GDP